Event Details For:
Advanced Practice Courses, May 24-26 at Happy Jack Area (Laramie, WY)
Saturday, May 24th, 2025 - Monday, May 26th, 2025
Course Setter: Mikell Platt
Course Vetter: N / A
E-Punch Coordinator: N / A
Meet Equipment: N / A
Pre-Registration Deadline: 12:00 pm MDT on Friday, May 23rd, 2025
[List of Registered Runners]
Event Details:
We are planning three advanced orienteering practice courses near Laramie, WY (~two hours north of Boulder / Denver), in the Medicine Bow National Forest, over Memorial Day weekend.
- Difficulty: The weekend's events will consist of three practice courses for advanced-level orienteers (anyone able to complete a Brown, Green, Red, or Blue course).
- Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is required by 12:00 pm MDT (noon) on Friday, May 23rd. Use the form at the bottom of this page.
- Water: There will not be water on the courses, or at the start / finish; please bring your own water bottle or hydration pack and your own snacks.
- Toilets: There will not be porta-potties or pit toilets at the practice course locations. Bathrooms are available at the Visitor Center when you exit I-80.
- Eligibility: All participants must be members in good standing of an OUSA-recognized orienteering club (e.g., RMOC or LROC).
- Logistics: This will be very high quality training and there will be no timing, results, or instruction of any sort.
Saturday,
May 24Sunday,
May 25Monday,
May 26Map: Pelican Bay Remarkable Flats Granite Planet Course Setter: Mikell Platt Course Details: Red / Advanced (with shortcut options)
8.3 km
possible turkeys
10.6 km
lots of controls!
7.3 km
a carefully curated collection of boulders & reentrantsCheck in: 9:45 - 10:00 am MDT Start: 10:00 am MDT * Courses Close: 1:00 pm MDT Map Cases: Map cases will be available. * There will not be a specific mass start time or start window for the training courses. You can start whenever you'd like after Mikell gives out maps at 10:00 am, but please return to the finish no later than 1:00 pm. If you arrive at the start later than 10:00 am, look for maps on the windshield or tailgate of Mikell's white pickup truck.
Please contact Mikell if you can help with control hanging or control pickup on any of the three days.
- Difficulty: The weekend's events will consist of three practice courses for advanced-level orienteers (anyone able to complete a Brown, Green, Red, or Blue course).
Entry Fee: There is no charge to participate. Donations to LROC to help with map printing costs are welcome.
Waivers:
All participants are required to sign an online LROC waiver HERE.
If you're attending as part of a group, every participant in the group needs their own signed waiver.
Travel: Please refer to our 2018 event page for detailed information about hotels, camping, and activities in Laramie.
Also, Ann Marie Cody has reserved a large group campsite in the Happy Jack area for Saturday night. The reservation can be extended if there's interest. Please contact Ann Marie directly if you'd like to share the campsite: annmarie_cody@yahoo.com.
- Local Weather Forecast: Weather.com
- Driving Directions:
* Please park no more than one car length off the dirt road.
* There won't be any directional signs and cell phone service may be limited.
* Saturday, May 24, Pelican Bay: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), take WY 210 / Happy Jack Rd east toward Cheyenne for 8.2 miles. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 707A and continue for 0.3 miles to the fork with 707AA. [Google Maps Pin]
* Sunday, May 25, Remarkable Flats: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), take WY 210 / Happy Jack Rd east toward Cheyenne 8.1 miles. Turn left (east) onto Forest Service Road 708 and continue for about a quarter mile to the first fork in the road. [Google Maps Pin]
* Monday, May 26, Granite Planite: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), take WY 210 / Happy Jack Rd east toward Cheyenne for 11.1 miles. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 700, and continue on 700 for 0.8 miles to the junction with 700R. Turn left onto 700R and continue for about 200 meters. [Google Maps Pin]
Pre-Registration Form
Online pre-registration has closed, but you can still participate. Please register when you arrive at the meet. You may have to draw your course on a blank map.
Current date and time: 2025-06-14 13:55:47